Sunday, October 4
Northfield, Vt.
8 A.M.
West Virginia University
4756
vs
4375
Norwich
Top Marks Hit as Mountaineers Sweep Norwich and John Jay
October 04, 2026 12:28 PM | Rifle
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The West Virginia University rifle team collected its third and fourth wins of the season after defeating Norwich, 4756-4375, and John Jay, 4756-4329, on Sunday inside the Tronsrue Marksmanship Center.
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Griffin Lake finished with a 598 in smallbore, matching the second-best score in the discipline in NCAA history and the highest total ever by a Mountaineer. Â He added a score of 597 in air rifle to finish first on the podium with a 1195 aggregate score.
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Jennifer Kocher finished just behind with a 1192 and gave the Mountaineers their third consecutive match with a 600 in air rifle. She is just the 14th Mountaineer in program history to hit the mark. She added a 592 in smallbore.
The Mountaineers won in both smallbore and air rifle, with scores of 2367 and 2389, respectively. Norwich finished with scores of 2135 in smallbore and 2240 in air rifle, while John Jay hit a smallbore mark of 2098 and an air rifle score of 2231.
For smallbore, Lake, Oceanne Muller, Kocher, Jacob Wisman and Jack Ogoreuc served as counters while Ashlyn Blake replaced Ogoreuc as a counter in air rifle. The Mountaineers claimed the top nine aggregate scores on the afternoon.Â
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Oceanne Muller finished with a 1192 overall mark after scoring 593 in smallbore and 599 in air rifle. For the season, Muller is averaging a nation-leading 599.6 average in air rifle.
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Karlie Lynn 1186 (589 SB – 597 AR), Hana Strakusek 1179 (585 SB – 594 AR), Jacob Wisman 1175 (584 SB – 591 AR), Jack Ogoreuc 1173 (581 SB – 592 AR), Ashlyn Blake 1172 (579 SB – 593 AR)
And Lauri Syrja 1171 (577 SB – 594 AR) also competed in the event.
WVU is now 5-0 all-time against Norwich and hold a 2-0 mark against John Jay.
West Virginia is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 17, when they take on Georgia Southern inside the Georgia Southern Shooting Sports Education Center in Statesboro, Georgia.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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Griffin Lake finished with a 598 in smallbore, matching the second-best score in the discipline in NCAA history and the highest total ever by a Mountaineer. Â He added a score of 597 in air rifle to finish first on the podium with a 1195 aggregate score.
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Jennifer Kocher finished just behind with a 1192 and gave the Mountaineers their third consecutive match with a 600 in air rifle. She is just the 14th Mountaineer in program history to hit the mark. She added a 592 in smallbore.
The Mountaineers won in both smallbore and air rifle, with scores of 2367 and 2389, respectively. Norwich finished with scores of 2135 in smallbore and 2240 in air rifle, while John Jay hit a smallbore mark of 2098 and an air rifle score of 2231.
For smallbore, Lake, Oceanne Muller, Kocher, Jacob Wisman and Jack Ogoreuc served as counters while Ashlyn Blake replaced Ogoreuc as a counter in air rifle. The Mountaineers claimed the top nine aggregate scores on the afternoon.Â
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Oceanne Muller finished with a 1192 overall mark after scoring 593 in smallbore and 599 in air rifle. For the season, Muller is averaging a nation-leading 599.6 average in air rifle.
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Karlie Lynn 1186 (589 SB – 597 AR), Hana Strakusek 1179 (585 SB – 594 AR), Jacob Wisman 1175 (584 SB – 591 AR), Jack Ogoreuc 1173 (581 SB – 592 AR), Ashlyn Blake 1172 (579 SB – 593 AR)
And Lauri Syrja 1171 (577 SB – 594 AR) also competed in the event.
WVU is now 5-0 all-time against Norwich and hold a 2-0 mark against John Jay.
West Virginia is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 17, when they take on Georgia Southern inside the Georgia Southern Shooting Sports Education Center in Statesboro, Georgia.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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